Eğitim Programları ve Evrensel ve Kültürel Aktiviteler Derneği - EPEKA

EPEKA was established in Sinop, Turkey in 2012. EPEKA is a non-governmental and non-profit organisation, which has 35 members. It is very active on the field of non-formal education, science, ecology, entrepreneurship, local handicrafts, youth programs and volunteering, especially in Erasmus + programs. EPEKA provides non-formal education abroad and in Sinop with multi-cultural atmosphere for the young people. We send them to European countries to learn in international group of young people such as youth exchanges, training courses for youth and youth volunteering. At the same time we host European young people here in Sinop for youth exchanges about environment, crisis management, leadership skills, volunteering for the disabled people and orator skills. We are also the accredited as coordinating, sending and hosting organization for the European Voluntary Service. Within EVS we host young volunteers in Sinop for 2 months to work in the rehabilitation center for the mentally and physically disabled people. We provide traineeship in Sinop for the university students whose major is SEN. We also organize student exchange programs with different countries. EPEKA also works for the disadvantaged women by giving English courses.
We raise awareness on the animal rights. Therefore we provide volunteering activities with their young people to work in the animal shelter in Sinop. We organize sales with the young people for fund raising to buy dog and cat food and medical equipment.
EPEKA provides young volunteers for Sinopale (the international Sinop Biennial) to assist the artists and curators with their performances.